MidPhase is one of the finest and leading web hosting service providers in the industry. The company’s primary focus remains speed, affordability and reliability. It is a privately held web hosting and Internet Services Company based out of Chicago. Midphase promises to give their customers incredible value while offering advanced products while focusing on reliability and speed.

MidPhase has their hosting packages broken into two basic plans: Mega-Phase and Pro-Phase.

The Mega-Phase plan, at $7.95 per month, provides 350 GB of disk storage, 3500 GB bandwidth, unlimited email accounts, a free domain name for life, and is e-commerce ready. Support is provided for PHP, MySQL, CGI-Bin, Perl, JSP, SSI, SSL, SSH, and a private .htaccess file. Additionally, MidPhase provides their customers with a free marketing toolkit featuring search engine submission, overture advertising credit, ad tracking software, and other excellent tools.

Additionally, the Pro-Phase plan, at $11.95 per month, has 400 GB of disk storage, unmetered bandwidth and the ability to host unlimited domains.

All plans feature a free setup, valued at $29.95, and, again, a free domain for life. No more annual fees to keep that domain name.

MidPhase currently has an average response time of 29 minutes or less if you contact them by e-mail. Of course, e-mail isn't the only way you can get in touch with them. The company also offers community forums, a self-help section, and a toll-free telephone number. MidPhase response times by phone and e-mail is really impressive, and midPhase's self-help section is also greatly useful.

midPhase has a modified version of CPanel that is much easier to use for the average beginner. They call it the "midPhase Control Center" which has a very unique design to it and is graphically easier on the eyes. The panel allows you to manage your web site by allowing you to add, remove, and modify e-mail accounts on the fly, view your account quota and see how much space you have used, install and set-up message boards, chat forums, and a number of other free third party scripts. midPhase also offers a "SimpleSite Wizard" that allows you to create a simple web site without knowing HTML at all. The panel offers a number of other features as well.

midPhase Services, Inc. has a well deserved reputation as a reliable, trustworthy, low-cost hosting company. Their plans are more than sufficient for the simple home user looking to serve up a family photo album or the business person scouring the Internet for the perfect eCommerce solution. Their responses are prompt, courteous, and professional and their prices are hard to beat.